<p>i have a bit of time on my hands and i know i would have liked to ask questions myself.</p>
<p>Ah, thanks a lot for doing this. I think the biggest question I have is regarding the slight changes in the application process. Did you think the extra essay questions and the course rigor factors played a significant role in their decision? Also, from which school did you transfer, and what was your GPA?</p>
<p>it seems like the new application really changed the game. from what I saw today, GPA is no longer king. saw a 3.6X accepted and 3.7X shut down.</p>
<p>as a current wharton student, i’m happy about this. with the old method, you’d have the bottom kids drop to CAS and replace them with the top grade grubbers with 3.9’s. i think the new application brings in better kids.</p>
<p>np. so what i’ve seen thus far from those that were admitted and those that were not, GPA is not the only factor in the slightest. I had in the high 3.7s and was admitted while my friend had a 3.9X and she was not admitted. The difference between me and her was course rigor. She had taken a joke schedule and merely filled up the reqs to transfer whereas I had gone on in math and had taken STAT. I also had done more ECs than her at penn, and I know for a fact that her essay was subpar even though I had tried to tell her to change it up. Now that the process has been altered, its hard to “game” the system. To sum up.</p>
<p>Old Standards: GPA cutoff around 3.8
New Standards: GPA I would say 3.7+ with course rigor, some EC, and don’t make your essay seem douchy. You are simply no longer safe with a 3.9+</p>
<p>What courses did you take freshman year to prepare yourself for the transfer?</p>
<p>You’re required to take math104, econ001, and econ002. In addition to those courses I took soci001, psych001, math114, stat102, and level 110 and 120 language courses. Taking stat101 definitely helped scheduling for this coming semester and I’d also recommend taking acct101 too, as both (stat and acct) are prerequisites for fnce100. Lastly, I’d suggest taking math114. While it doesn’t help at all with Wharton requirements, you’ll come to the realization that the school’s geniuses are actually the engineers…and also it’s required for an econ/math major which is likely what you’re planning to fall back on.</p>
<p>pennathletic - so you took stat 102 or 101? </p>
<p>Also, would I be well advised to take math 114 during the fall or the spring? I’m thinking of taking math 114 in the fall and stat 101 in the spring…</p>
<p>My bad. I took stat101…stat102 is on my mind because I just finished scheduling next semester.</p>
<p>Definitely take math114 during the fall. The final exam is on the same day as stat101 and you’ll want to spread those out a few days.</p>
<p>i took stat 430, math 104, math 114, econ 1 (micro), econ 2 (macro), a writing seminar, and a few other classes from the college (IR, a poly sci) and that was about it. I also took a freshman seminar. 4 first semester and 5 second semester.</p>
<p>pennathletic, is there a particular reason that I should take math 114 in the fall and stat 101 in the spring, and not the other way around? </p>
<p>Also, how did you guys manage to make a 300 word persuasive essay? I feel like 300 words might not be enough. agh</p>
<p>And do you know how many internal transfers/dual degrees were accepted this year?</p>
<p>I recently transferred into Wharton as well. I’ve always found these forums helpful, so I figured I’d do my part and chip in. </p>
<p>@powerbomb: The 300 word essay asks you to explain how your academic interests have changed since coming to Penn. I really don’t think they’re looking for anything fancy. I took a couple of Wharton classes this year, so I described why I found them more interesting than my College courses.</p>
<p>As far as numbers go, I personally know of four internal transfers and five dual degrees. I know for a fact that seven kids were added to M&T (although one was already in Wharton). I also know that at least one nursing kid got into health care mgmt (the wharton-nursing dual degree). I’m sure there are also more that I don’t know about.</p>
<p>@mockbaruckus: when you say you took a couple Wharton classes, do you mean like stat, math courses, or did you actually take like mgmt, lgst classes etc? Also, what was your GPA? </p>
<p>I think my main concern is not having my advisor’s support. I briefly mentioned my interest in dual degreeing with her over the telephone during my advising session and she seemed to be really against it.</p>
<p>I took stat 430 and lgst 101, which were both amazing classes. I also took a finance course at a local university while in high school (I mentioned this on the application). I had a 4.0 after two semesters. </p>
<p>In terms of advising, the application requires your home-school advisor to sign off on it. Chances are that they are not going to say no if you insist that you want to do a dual degree. I actually had a similar problem. My advisor wanted me to do a math major in the College and initially refused to sign my application, so I just went to the CAS office and got a different advisor to sign it. She’s probably against it because she thinks the workload will be too high, but as long as you make it clear that you know what you’re getting yourself into, you shouldn’t have a problem.</p>
<p>ah, cool. I’m debating whether or not to take math 114 this fall. I took BC calc my junior year in high school and got a 5, but that was 2 years ago (I’m on a gap year right now) and I feel like I don’t remember anything, so while I sort of feel like I need to take some kind of a math class, I’m afraid that it’ll kill my GPA. Any suggestions? Also, is stat 430 an honors version of stat 101?</p>
<p>It’s tough for me to say because I didn’t take Math 104 or Math 114, so I don’t know how difficult they are. </p>
<p>Stat 430 isn’t an honors class (although there is an honors section of 430). It covers probability, including a fair amount of theory. I don’t know much about Stat 101, but my understanding is that it is more like AP Stat (regression, hypothesis testing, etc). Stat 430 has Math 114 as a prerequisite, but you don’t really need to know multivariable calc to do well in 430 (I don’t know any XP).</p>
<p>stat101 is really not anything like AP Stat. it has a business focus and you don’t really need to do computations by hand like AP Stat requires. it’s more about gaining instincts for dealing with data and being able to ferret out BS</p>
<p>Sorry, WoodrowWilsonJR is correct. I mixed up stat 111 and stat 101.</p>
<p>I also realized that I forgot about two dual degreers, which brings the number who added Wharton through some form of internal transfer to 18ish (and those are just the kids I know of).</p>
<p>ah, so if I understood correctly, stat430 is more theoretical and stat101 is more business-applied?</p>
<p>sat430 is a lot more mathematical. you need to take math 114 for it. stat101 has a 104 pre-req but in all honesty the math never passes algebra 2.</p>